Rather Be the Devil: Audiobook
Book 21 of the A Rebus Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rather Be the Devil audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by James MacPherson (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James MacPherson
James MacPherson narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 169 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
4,226 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Rather Be the Devil is book 21 of Ian Rankin's A Rebus Novel series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by James MacPherson, released January 31, 2017, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- James MacPherson
- Released
- January 31, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- Series
- A Rebus Novel #21
- ISBN
- 9781478905141
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rather Be the Devil audiobook?
Rather Be the Devil runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Rather Be the Devil audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rather Be the Devil?
Rather Be the Devil is narrated by James MacPherson.
Is Rather Be the Devil worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.